Button-making machine



Feb. 12, 1924; I 1,483,522

7 H. RQSEN BUTTON MAKING MACHINE Filed July 31. 1922 MIMHIIIII I 11vVENTOR y/IMA 770554 A TTORNE Y Patented Feb. 12, 1924.

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BUTToN MAKrNe MACHINE.

A iiafionfii'ediui 31, 1922. Seria1'N'o. 578,637.

To all whom it ma /y concern: h I

Be it known that H'YMAN Roses, a citizen of the United States, residingat the city of New York, in the county of Bronx and State of New York,has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Button-MakingMachines, of which the following a specification.

This invention relates to button making machines. One object thereof is'to'prOVide a device of the character described which will produce abutton having 'a short stem or projection extending from the peripherythereof.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed which will produce a cluster of buttons closely interconnectedby short stems or projections extending from the periphery of the buttonand common to each pair of contiguous buttons.

Other ob'ects of this invention will in part be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out.

Certain features herein shown and described are shown, described andclaimed in my co-pending application Serial No. 525,999, filed in theUnited States Patent Ofiice on the-30th day of December 1921, andaccordingly are not claimed herein. Said co-pending application hassince matured into Patent No. 1,431,260, granted on the 10th day ofOctober, 1922.

lVith the above exception, the invention accordingly consists in thefeatures of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement ofparts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafterdescribed and of which the scope of application will be indicated in thefollowing claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which is shown oneof various possibleillustrative embodiments of this invention- Fig. 1 isa verticalcross-section of a button making machine showing the upper, lower andintermediate formers;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view out along line 2-2-of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a modified form of my button making machinehaving a larger portion of the holder of the intermediate former cutaway than shown in Figs. 1 and 2;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing another modified form inwhich the holder of the intermediate former-is cut away to lesser degreethan shown in Figs. 1 and *2;

Fig. 5 is a view similar-to Fig. 3-'showin g still another modified formin which the holder of the intermediate former is completely cut,leaving a cylii'idric'al-die portion upstanding therefrom; and

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view cut:along line '6-6 of Fig. '5.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 10 is the lower former having theupstanding plug 11, and 12 is the upper former comprising the' holder 13and plunger or follower 14 operating in the central recess 15 of theholder 13 substantially as described in the above referred toco-pendingapplicw tion. The intermediate former 16'comprises theclamping block 17' adapted alsoto serve as a holder and is provided witha follower 18 operating'in the recess 19 substantially in the samemanner as described in my said co-pending application. The clampingblock or holder 17 is cut away so as to provide a portion 20 depressedfrom the top of the holder and leaving upstanding therefrom the dieportion 21 which co-operates with the upper former in closingthe twoshells of the button. Extending from the periphery of the die portion 21areradial slots22 which communicate with the recess l9- and tons. Thedepressed portion 20 serves, as

a support for the row or string of buttons produced by the machine bythe successive closing of pairs of shells by the intermediate and upperformers, as describedin my coending application and as will appear fromig. 2.

It will be noted that by cutting theholder 17 away as shown at 20,:theradial dimensions of'the slots or grooves 22 can be madecomparatively small being substantially equal to the thickness ofthe-wall left surrounding the recess 19, and in this way the stems 23interconnecting the buttons .can be made very short andthe string .ofbuttons arranged closely to each other.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 3, a larger portion of theintermediate former has been cut away leaving the upstanding portion 24with the die portion 25 and three spaced, radial, short slots 26 ofsmall depth. With this form, a: button having three short stemsextending from the periphery thereof may be made in the one closing ofthe pair of dies, while with the form shown in Fig. 2, two such stemsresult.

The modified form shown in Fig. dis cut away to a small degree as atQ'Z'leaving the upstanding die portion 28 with one short groove 22, andthe button formed by the use of this die will have only one short stem'or projection extending from the periphery thereof.

In Figs. 5 and 6, still another modified form is shown in which theintermediate former is completely cut away leaving an annular shoulderor support 30 and a cylindrical upstanding die portion 31 having fourshort radial grooves or slots 22, quadrantly disposed.

.The operation of the machine is fully described in my Patent No.1,431,260, hereinabove referred to. In carrying out with the presentmachine, the second operation described in said patent and illustratedin Fig. 2 of the drawing thereof, the intermediate former 16 is manuallyor otherwise supported in centering the same on the lower former 10 andholding the same in position relative thereto, such support being madenecessary by reason of the cutaway walls of the former l6.

.It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved and which is well adaptedto meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention andas various changes might be made in the en1bodiment above set forth, itis to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawings is to beinterpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense. 1

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent w 1. In a button making machine, in combination withmeans for forming the parts of the button, means for assembling saidparts to complete the button, said latter means adapted to position astem to be so secured to said button as to extend from the periphcry ofthe button, said positioning means being reduced diametrically on oneside at least to permit operation thereof in close proximity of anadjacent button.

2. In a button making machine, in combination with means for forming theparts of the button, means for assembling said parts to complete thebutton, said latter means adapted to position a stem to be so secured tosaid button as to extend from the periphery of the button, saidpositioning means being reduced longitudinally of said stem on one sideat least to permit operation thereof in close proximity of an adjacentbutton.

3. In a button making machine, in combination with means for forming theparts of the button, means for assembling said parts to complete thebutton, said latter means adapted to position a stem to be so secured tosaid button as to extend from the periphery of the button, saidpositioning means having a wall reduced longitudinally of said stem onone side at least to permit operation thereof in close proximity of anadj acent button.

4:. In a button making machine, in combination with means for formingthe parts of the button, means for assembling said parts to complete thebutton, said latter means adapted to position a stem to be so secured tosaid button as to extend from the periphery of the button, saidpositioning means having a wall reduced longitudinally of said stem attwo or more sides to permit operation thereof in close proximity of anadjacent button.

In a button making machine, a pair of dies for assembling button parts,one of said dies having a central recess and an opening extending fromthe periphery of the other die to the walls of said recess adapted toreceive a button stem, the wall of the other die being reducedlongitudinally of said stem on one side at least, to permit operationthereof in close proximity of an adjacent button.

6. In a button making machine, a die comprising a male and femalemember, the latter being provided with slots extending to the outerperiphery of the female memberadapted to receive a stem which extendsfrom the periphery of the button, the wall having said slots beingreduced longitudinally of said stem on one side at least to permitoperation thereof in close proximity of an adjacent button.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

I-IYMAN RQSEN.

